Pocket attachment.



R. BOURKE.

POCKET ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.16, 1911.

1,018,929. Patented Feb. 27, 1912.

WITNESSES Af/omeys COLUMBIA PLANOGIZAPH (JO-.WASHINGTON. B1 c.

RAYMOND BOURKE, OF ROCK GLEN, NEW YORK.

POCKET ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2'7, 1912.

Application filed March 16, 1911. Serial No. 614,918.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAYMOND BOURKE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at' Rock Glen, in the county of Wyoming and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pocket Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention primarily aims to provide a clasp or an attachment for pockets whereby certain articles, such as pens, pencils, rulers, and the like, may be carried with perfect safety. Although this attachment may be worn on any apparel provided with pockets, it is especially adapted for wearers of overalls, such as carpenters, where there is a possibility of loss of a pencil or ruler.

To guide or permit the easy insertion of a pencil or ruler into the pocket, a novel means is provided which is carried by the attachment and engages the edge of the pocket centrally.

ith the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in the combination,

construction, and arrangement of parts, all.

as hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is an elevation illustrating the attachment carried by a pocket; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a detail perspective of the attachment embodying the present invention; Fig. 5 is a perspective of a modified form of attachment.

Throughout the following detail description and on the several figures of the drawings, similar parts are referred to by like,

reference characters.

In carrying out the present invention, a single strip of spring material is provided having the terminals or arms 1 parallel to each other while the portion intermediate the arms 1 is bent upon the latter, as at 2, to form a guard or clasp 3 adapted to retain articles in the pocket. The arms 1 are stitched in the pocket, as disclosed in Figs. 1 and 3 and, as the several portions of the attachment lie in the same plane, it will be obvious that the insertion of a pencil or ruler into the pocket will force the guard portion 3 outwardly against the tendency of the spring material, the latter exerting suflicient friction upon the article to prevent the dislodgment thereof.

It is oftentimes diflicult'to insert the ruler or pencil within the pocket and, to remedy the same, a guide member 4 is pivotally mounted on the guard or transverse bar 3, the latter being bent upwardly, as at 5, to

form a suitable bearing for said pivoted member. The free terminal of the pivotal guide member 4 is bent upon itself to form a clasp or hook 7 adapted to bind over the edge of the pocket as shown in Fig. 2 and thereby aid in retaining the attachment to the pocket as well as serving the purpose of a guide. By having the guide member 1 pivoted in the bent portion 5 of the guard 3, said guide member is prevented from any lateral movement when the attachment is carried by the pocket. Were this not the case, the guard member would be at liberty to have a transverse movement which would render said guide member useless since the same would easily be displaced. Furthermore, the pivotal mounting of the guide member permits a free yielding movement of the edge of the pocket and does not in any way interfere with the easy insertion of any article into the pocket. I

In Fig. 5 is illustrated a modified construction of the pocketattachment having the parallel arms 1 bent at 2 and forming the guard 3, the latter lying in a different plane from that in which the parallel arms lie. The guard 3 is bent downwardly at 5 at which point is pivotally mounted the 'guide 4, which has its free terminal bent to form a hook 7 adapted to clasp over the edge of the pocket. If it is desired, the hook 7 may be provided with teeth 6 to more surely prevent dislodgment of said guide member. It is intended that the shapes of the several parts of the attachment may be varied within the scope of the claims, as will be obvious. Were it not for the guide member 4, any attempt to insert the rule into the pocket would cause the latter to bag just opposite the guard and it would therefore be necessary for the wearer of the guard to use his free hand to pull the guard away from the pocket. In the present invention, the guard will be forced away from the pocket by the ruler or the like bearing outwardly upon the guide member when inserting said ruler. Furthermore,

the guide serves to open the pocket when a ruler is inserted and made to contact with the pocket-edge end of the guide.

Having thus fully described my invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A guard attachment for pockets comprising a transverse bar and means for securing said bar to overlie the outer wall of a pocket, and a guide member mounted on said transverse bar and engaging the upper edge of said wall, said guide member being adapted to aid in inserting an article into the pocket when the article is made to contact with the pocket-edge of said guide.

2. An attachment for pockets comprising a downwardly bent guard provided with a central crimped portion, a pair of parallel arms formed on said guard and adapted to be inserted within a pocket, and a guide member pivotally secured to saidguard atsaid crimped portion, the free terminal of said guide member being bent to form a hook adapted to engage the edge of the pocket, said guide being adapted to aid in opening the pocket when an article is inserted and made to contact with said free.

terminal, as herein specified.

In testlmony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two w1tnesses.

RAYMOND BOURKE.

Witnesses HENRY MOAFEE, EDWARD E. WAITE.

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